Amazon Took My Money, Kept My Stock, and Won’t Give Me Answers!
I made an Amazon buyer account just to see what it was like, but I didn’t find it useful, so I asked Amazon to delete it. Instead of just closing that one account, they shut down all three of my accounts—including my seller account, where I had FBA stock.
Since I could no longer access my seller account, I opened a case with Amazon. I sent them an invoice from my supplier and asked them to either return my stock or reimburse me for it. My inventory was delivered to Amazon’s warehouse on August 6th, and I provided a tracking number from Parcelforce as proof.
At first, Amazon confirmed that the parcel had been delivered to their warehouse (Case ID 10150328692), yet they refused to take action. The stock now, however, have been disposed as I still get emails from my old account.
Every time I open a case, I get a different excuse that doesn’t make sense. One time, they told me:
"However, we’re unable to continue our investigation because the documentation provided doesn’t meet one or more of the requirements for acceptance." But when I asked them what exactly was missing, they just closed the case without answering!
Another time, they told me they couldn’t track my Parcelforce tracking number. Of course, they couldn’t—it had already expired because this issue has been dragging on for nearly eight months! But that’s not my responsibility. I gave them all the proof they needed months ago.
Since I can’t sell or retrieve my inventory, I am now demanding full reimbursement. I have attached an invoice with the product costs and an email from Amazon about the stock removal. I also specifically asked them not to merge this case with other cases because this is about reimbursement.
At this point, it feels like I am just talking to a wall and they don’t want to deal with it and hope I give up.
Has anyone else dealt with this? How did you get Amazon to take responsibility? is the court case the only solution to get to the bottom of it?
Amazon Took My Money, Kept My Stock, and Won’t Give Me Answers!
I made an Amazon buyer account just to see what it was like, but I didn’t find it useful, so I asked Amazon to delete it. Instead of just closing that one account, they shut down all three of my accounts—including my seller account, where I had FBA stock.
Since I could no longer access my seller account, I opened a case with Amazon. I sent them an invoice from my supplier and asked them to either return my stock or reimburse me for it. My inventory was delivered to Amazon’s warehouse on August 6th, and I provided a tracking number from Parcelforce as proof.
At first, Amazon confirmed that the parcel had been delivered to their warehouse (Case ID 10150328692), yet they refused to take action. The stock now, however, have been disposed as I still get emails from my old account.
Every time I open a case, I get a different excuse that doesn’t make sense. One time, they told me:
"However, we’re unable to continue our investigation because the documentation provided doesn’t meet one or more of the requirements for acceptance." But when I asked them what exactly was missing, they just closed the case without answering!
Another time, they told me they couldn’t track my Parcelforce tracking number. Of course, they couldn’t—it had already expired because this issue has been dragging on for nearly eight months! But that’s not my responsibility. I gave them all the proof they needed months ago.
Since I can’t sell or retrieve my inventory, I am now demanding full reimbursement. I have attached an invoice with the product costs and an email from Amazon about the stock removal. I also specifically asked them not to merge this case with other cases because this is about reimbursement.
At this point, it feels like I am just talking to a wall and they don’t want to deal with it and hope I give up.
Has anyone else dealt with this? How did you get Amazon to take responsibility? is the court case the only solution to get to the bottom of it?
4 replies
Seller_k2X0L9mVRT0pW
lots going on here but firstly - buyer and seller accounts are linked by Amazon so not surprisingly deleting one can delete all.
Secondly Amazon will not return stock, reimburse or dispurse payments to a suspended account. You will have to get the account(s) up and running and then decide what to do.
Seller_NR7AbZwDMu6mb
I recommend reaching out to @amznsellerhelp on X/Twitter - they have helped me out in the past in a case where seller support were unable to understand or help.
Seller_aye0bV0gfqDWj
Small claims court might be an option of the cost of reimbursement is less than £10k. It's advisory to send a "letter before action" before you file any claim and it also allows you to set out what you are claiming for. This letter might get some resolution without needing to proceed to court.
Ezra_Amazon
Hi @Seller_k3VVryQOvQVWc,
I've contacted the partner team about your issue. They've created case ID: 10823985462 to work directly with you on this.
Can you please confirm if they've contacted you already?
Cheers, Ezra